Four Groupons: Each Good for $5 Worth of Frozen Yogurt

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$12 for four Groupons, each good for $5 worth of frozen yogurt ($20 total value)

Probiotics: They’re Alive!

Along
with being lower in fat than ice cream, yogurt also contains
probiotics. Learn how these little guys can help keep you healthy.

Your
digestive tract contains hundreds of different types of bacteria—and
that’s a good thing. Not only do they help digest your food, they also
synthesize certain nutrients and support the immune system by fending
off other tiny ne’er-do-wells that might make their way in. (After all,
space that’s taken up by pathogens is space that the good guys can’t use
to throw polite dinner parties.) The bacteria that have this happy
symbiotic relationship with humans are known as probiotics, and food
scientists have been paying more and more attention to them as we come
to better understand their powers.

Some of the most common
probiotics to turn up on the dinner table or at the dessert counter are
lactic-acid bacteria, found in yogurts and cheeses made with live
cultures. These bacteria aid in breaking down lactose and other sugars,
which makes them particularly helpful to the lactose intolerant. Studies
have also suggested that some probiotics might help soothe recurring
digestive issues and even fight respiratory infections.

Micro Warriors

Probiotic
bacteria must face a number of obstacles to have these beneficial
effects on our bodies. A giving serving of yogurt has only a few billion
bacteria versus our gut’s tens of trillions, and they’re vulnerable to
changes in oxygen, light, and temperature. But a 2011 study in Science
Translational Medicine suggested they don’t need to take over in order
to help out—instead, it seems that they communicate with the body’s
native flora to spark larger chain reactions. Some yogurt-makers now
take extra care to preserve the probiotics in their cultures for maximal
effect, and other common natural sources include fermented foods such
as brewer’s yeast, miso, and sauerkraut.

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